1998
Activation and injury of endothelial cells by cytokines.
Pober JS. Activation and injury of endothelial cells by cytokines. Current Research In Translational Medicine 1998, 46: 159-63. PMID: 9769910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJun N-terminal kinaseC-Jun/ATFNF-kappa BTRAF-2Activation of JNKNew gene expressionApoptosis of ECsProtein Rac-1Endothelial cellsAnti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2Transcription factor NF-kappa BN-terminal kinaseProtein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximideApoptotic proteins Bcl-2C-Jun synthesisFactor NF-kappa BPrimary cellular targetProtein Bcl-2CDC-42CrmA proteinKinase cascadeNF-kappa B activationHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsAmino terminusUmbilical vein endothelial cells
1996
Ceramide Is Not a Signal for Tumor Necrosis Factor–Induced Gene Expression but Does Cause Programmed Cell Death in Human Vascular Endothelial Cells
Slowik M, De Luca L, Min W, Pober J. Ceramide Is Not a Signal for Tumor Necrosis Factor–Induced Gene Expression but Does Cause Programmed Cell Death in Human Vascular Endothelial Cells. Circulation Research 1996, 79: 736-747. PMID: 8831497, DOI: 10.1161/01.res.79.4.736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConcentrations of TNFNF-kappa BEndothelial cellsJun N-terminal kinaseNecrosis factorEndothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1Leukocyte adhesion molecule-1Treatment of ECCell deathCultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsEndothelial leukocyte adhesion moleculeTumor necrosis factorAdhesion molecule-1Leukocyte adhesion moleculesHuman vascular endothelial cellsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsStimulation of ECUmbilical vein endothelial cellsVascular endothelial cellsP50/p65 heterodimeric formVein endothelial cellsPotential intracellular mediators